Lycanthropia (Grimm)
| "Lycanthropia" | |
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| Grimm episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 14 |
| Directed by | Lee Rose |
| Written by | Jeff Miller |
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| Featured music | Richard Marvin |
| Cinematography by | Eliot Rockett |
| Editing by | George Pilkinton |
| Production code | 514 |
| Original air date | March 25, 2016 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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"Lycanthropia" is the 14th episode of season 5 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 102nd episode overall, which premiered on March 25, 2016, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by Jeff Miller and was directed by Lee Rose. In the episode, Nick, Hank and Wu investigate a murder that seems to be committed by a Wesen that may resemble a Blutbad. They soon discover they are dealing with a disease named Lycanthropia that can make the Blutbaden beasts on a full moon. However, Wu is soon affected by this.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised Wu's character development.
Opening quote: "The world is full of obvious things which nobody by chance ever observes."
On the first night of the full moon, a young successful entrepreneur is driving on a deserted wooded road to visit his mother. His tire blows and his car, out of control, hits a tree, leaving him to walk the last three miles. The next day, Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby), responding to an injured man on the road, meet the driver. Something doesn't seem right, so returning to the scene with Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) (and his extraordinary Blutbad sense of smell), they find two hikers that have been brutally attacked by what seems like a Blutbad. In the course of their investigation, Monroe and Rosalee (Bree Turner) mention a disease, Lycanthropia, that turns Blutbaden into uncontrollable beasts when there is a full moon.
Nick, Hank and Wu (Reggie Lee) suspect the young entrepreneur, and hold him at the station to see whether he woges. It quickly becomes clear, however, that the Lycanthrope is his mother. They race to her house, confront her, and try to sedate her in her Wesen form. She is accidentally killed, but not before Wu is scratched on his left leg. Meanwhile, Adalind (Claire Coffee) is offered an opportunity to reunite with her missing daughter, Diana. Eve (Bitsie Tulloch) discovers that Black Claw is actively recruiting Renard (Sasha Roiz).
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